Case: EEOC v. HOWARD S WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

3:06-cv-05492 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2006

Closed Date: April 20, 2009

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Case Summary

The Seattle office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, against Howard S. Wright Construction Company. The complaint, filed in August 2006, alleged age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; specifically that Defendant had discharged the charging party based on his age (60). In April 2007, the parties proposed a consent decree and it was signed two weeks later. The decree, valid for 2 years, required Defendant to pay charging party a total of 18,977.20 ($6,560.40 in back pay, $2,928.20 as a benefit contribution and $9,488.60 in liquidated damages). Defendant was enjoined from discriminating, and required to provide annual EEO training to employees, post a notice of non-discrimination at its facility, distribute an EEO policy sheet to its employees, discipline any managers who discriminate and report to the EEOC annually on its compliance with the decree. Defendant was also required to provide neutral references for the charging party if asked by another employer. The terms of the agreement were to run for 2 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Shankar Viswanathan (6/22/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/15/2017)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:06-cv-05492	Docket EEOC v. Howard S Wright Construction Company	May 7, 2007	May 7, 2007 Docket
1 3:06-cv-05492	Complaint EEOC v. Howard S Wright Construction Company	Aug. 28, 2006	Aug. 28, 2006 Complaint
8-1 3:06-cv-05492	Consent Decree [Accepted as Proposed] EEOC v. Howard S Wright Construction Company	April 20, 2007	April 20, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) (Receipt waived) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet # 2 Case Opening Info Sheet)(DN, ) (Entered: 08/28/2006)	Aug. 28, 2006	Aug. 28, 2006
2	ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY AND DEPOSITIONS by Judge Ronald B. Leighton. (DN, ) (Entered: 08/28/2006)	Aug. 28, 2006	Aug. 28, 2006
3	ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES, JOINT STATUS REPORT AND EARLY SETTLEMENT FRCP 26f Conference Deadline is 11/13/2006.Initial Disclosure Deadline is 11/20/2006. Joint Status Report due by 11/27/2006; by Judge Ronald B. Leighton. (DN, ) (Entered: 08/28/2006)	Aug. 28, 2006	Aug. 28, 2006
4	SERVICE OF SUMMONS and Complaint returned executed upon defendant Howard S Wright Construction Company on 9/12/2006 (CAR, ) (Entered: 09/19/2006)	Sept. 18, 2006	Sept. 18, 2006
5	ANSWER to Complaint by Howard S Wright Construction Company.(Nordsletten, Paul) (Entered: 10/02/2006)	Oct. 2, 2006	Oct. 2, 2006
6	JOINT STATUS REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN filed by all parties. Est. Trial Days: 5 by Plaintiffs Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Kucuk, Molly) (Entered: 11/15/2006)	Nov. 15, 2006	Nov. 15, 2006
8	Proposed MOTION to Approve Consent Judgment by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Olson, Kathryn) (Entered: 04/20/2007)	April 20, 2007	April 20, 2007
9	ORDER granting 8 Motion to Approve Consent Judgment, signed by Judge Ronald B. Leighton.(DN, ) (Entered: 05/07/2007)	May 7, 2007	May 7, 2007